TV Comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. The situation comedy, or sitcom, has been the most common, successful and culturally significant type of television comedy. As the name suggests, these programs feature recurring characters placed in humourous situations. Since the early 1950s with "I Love Lucy" in the US and "Hancock's Half Hour" in Britain, sitcoms have always had a special place in the hearts of viewers and gathered highly devoted followers, as the familar characters often become beloved. Below you may scroll though time to your fondly remembered telly programs. For Alice's motherlode of Television, stay with "Television Shows".
Pictured: Ricky Gervais as The Brentster in the BBC's brilliant 'The Office'.
The Golden Girls: Season 1 (1985)
7.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, Estelle Getty
Meet the Golden Girls, four 'mature' women spending that maturity together in Miami. This first season of the Emmy-winning show introduces the charact... Read more
The Golden Girls: Season 2 (1986)
7.9/10
Starring: Betty White, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur
Join Dorothy, the smart one, Sophia, the glib one, Rose, the naive one, and Blanche, the ... well, you know ... for the second season of one of televi... Read more
The Golden Girls: Season 3 (1987)
7.9/10
Starring: Betty White, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, Harold Gould, Herb Edelm...
Your favourite young-at-heart women return for another helping of laughter, misadventures, and cheesecake in the third season of one of television's m... Read more
The Good Life: Series 2 (1976)
6.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
Tom and Barbara are becoming self-sufficient in their suburban setting, but it's not easy. What do they do with their surplus crops? How can they ap... Read more
The Good Life: Series 3 (1977)
6.5/10
Starring: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
The classic BBC comedy returns with Tom and Barbara continuing to lower the tone of their posh suburban neighbourhood. Includes six great episodes: '... Read more
The Good Life: Series 4 (1978)
6.5/10
Starring: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
The final series of this perennial favourite sees Tom and Barabara taking their first fretful holiday, leaving their precious animals in the care of M... Read more
The Good Place: Season 1 (2016)
8.1/10
Starring: Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, D'arcy Carden, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil
When Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that she's made it into the Good Place. But it doesn't take... Read more
The Good Place: Season 2 (2017)
7.7/10
Starring: Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, D'arcy Carden, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil
Everything Is Still Fine. Just Fine. After Michael's disastrous attempt to torture Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason for eternity goes belly-up,... Read more
The Good Place: Season 3 (2018)
6.2/10
Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper
Get ready for more laughs and surprises in Season 3 of "The Good Place," the critically-acclaimed comedy from creator Michael Schur (Brooklyn Nine-Nin... Read more
The Good Place: Season 4 (2019)
8.9/10
Starring: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Ted Danson
The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is welcomed by Michael (Ted Danson)... Read more